William Wauer

German · 1866–1962 · Painter, Printmaker

William Wauer (1866–1962) was a German sculptor and film director of the silent era. In 1913 he co-directed the biopic Richard Wagner (1913). In 1915 he directed The Tunnel the… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Wauer, Maskenball (Narrenzug), 1924, Oil on canvasMaskenball (Narrenzug)Ketterer Kunst · €100,000≈ $117,540≈ £87,736Sign up to see
  2. William Wauer, Porträt Herwarth Walden, 1919, Öl auf LeinwandPorträt Herwarth WaldenGrisebach · €55,000≈ $62,629≈ £49,024Sign up to see
  3. William Wauer, Herwarth Walden, 1917, Bronze mit schwarzbrauner PatinaHerwarth WaldenGrisebach · €57,150≈ $62,019≈ £48,788Sign up to see

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William Wauer (1866–1962) was a German sculptor and film director of the silent era. In 1913 he co-directed the biopic Richard Wagner (1913). In 1915 he directed The Tunnel the first adaptation of Bernhard Kellermann's science fiction novel Der Tunnel.

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Born 1866, OberwiesenthalDied 1962, West BerlinOccupation Painter, Printmaker, SculptorWikidata Q833140 ↗ULAN 500106229 ↗

Also known as E. H. William Wauer, Willi Wauer

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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